General George S. Patton

"In war, the only sure defense is offense, and the efficiency of offense depends on the warlike souls of those conducting it."

- General George S. Patton

"A good battle plan that you act on today can be better than a perfect one tomorrow."

- General George S. Patton

"I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs, but how high he bounces when he hits the bottom."

- General George S. Patton

"Always do everything you ask of those you command."

- General George S. Patton

"I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but by how high he bounces when he hits bottom."

- General George S. Patton

"Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory."

- General George S. Patton

"All of the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters either. Every single man in this Army play a vital role. Don't ever let up. Don't ever think that your job is unimportant. Every man has a job to do and he must do it. Every man is a vital link in the great chain."

- General George S. Patton

"If you are going to win any battle, you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do… the body is never tired if the mind is not tired."

- General George S. Patton

"There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wound, death, and destruction on the enemy in the minimum amount of time."

- General George S. Patton

"If I do my full duty, the rest will take care of itself."

- General George S. Patton

"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity."

- General George S. Patton

"Sure, we want to go home. We want this war over with. The quickest way to get it over with is to go get the bastards who started it."

- General George S. Patton

"It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived."

- General George S. Patton

"If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking."

- General George S. Patton

"Accept challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory."

- General George S. Patton

"The purpose of war is not to die for your country. The purpose of war is to ensure that the other guy dies for his country."

- General George S. Patton

"To win battles you do not beat weapons -- you beat the soul of man of the enemy man."

- General George S. Patton